If you’re looking for an AI PC, why wouldn’t you be looking for a Mac? After all, Apple’s systems are built for privacy and security and, thanks to Apple Silicon, are now quite capable of running big generative AI (genAI) models swiftly in-house — and at a fraction of the energy costs of Windows-based systems….
AI PCs — devices that directly integrate AI capabilities into hardware and software — are rapidly taking over the PC market; some analysts have gone so far as to designate 2025 the “Year of the AI PC”. HP is the latest vendor to join the fray. It announced today at its HP Amplify 2025 partner…
Finding and summarizing information may not sound like the sexiest task for generative AI — until you need an article you posted on social media but can’t remember the exact word or phrase you used, or you want to answer a quick how-to question without plowing through a lengthy software manual. There are a lot…
The launch this weekend by Baidu of a native open-source multimodal foundation model called ERNIE 4.5 and a reasoning model, ERNIE X1, could lower AI adoption barriers, intensify competition, and reshape pricing strategies across the industry, an analyst said Monday. In order for that to occur, said Thomas Randall, research lead for AI at Info-Tech…
It is now clear that Google Assistant will be replaced by generative AI (genAI) tool Gemini in most Android-based phones. The process is expected to begin shortly and be completed before the end of the year, according to the official Google blog The Keyword. Mobile phones running Android 9 or earlier will not be affected…
For so few patches from Microsoft this month (57), we have seven zero-days to manage (with a “Patch Now” recommendation for Windows) and standard release schedules for Microsoft Office, Microsoft browsers (Edge) and Visual Studio. Adobe is back with a critical update for Reader, but it’s not been paired (at least for now) with a…
Intel’s appointment of semiconductor veteran Lip-Bu Tan as CEO marks a critical moment for the company and its enterprise customers. With rising competition from AMD, Arm-based chips, and RISC-V alternatives, Intel faces mounting pressure to defend its x86 dominance. While many enterprises still depend on Intel for data center workloads, AI acceleration, and PC deployments,…
Expired certificates have recently caused a lot of chaos, including for Chromecast users. With that in mind, Mozilla is now urging all Firefox users to immediately update the browser to the latest version. The reason: an older certificate expires on Friday, which means users who have not updated for a long time could be in…
Shrouded behind the mists of Apple Intelligence, one of the more thought-provoking implementations of artificial intelligence for real-world business use doesn’t come from Apple; it comes from webAI. The rise of webAI webAI is a crouching tiger, but not so hidden it didn’t get a mention when new Macs were introduced last week. The company’s AI-powered Companion…
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is reportedly pressing ahead with an antitrust investigation into Microsoft, a move that could reshape competition in AI and productivity software. As part of the probe, the FTC has issued a civil investigative demand requiring Microsoft to disclose extensive data on its AI operations, including the cost of acquiring…